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MCP Image runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 2 619 installs a week from npm. Last commit 5 Nov 2026.

AI image generation and editing with prompt optimization and quality presets

Installs per day peak 1 629 · avg 484 · -13% w/w
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2 619
Installs / week
npm · mcp-image
187
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5 Nov 2026
Last commit
10 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

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Today is the operative word: we check MCP Image every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-image -- npx -y mcp-image
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-image": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-image"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-image]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-image"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-image": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-image"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-image": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-image"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: IMAGE_PROVIDER (Image provider to use: 'gemini' (default), 'openai', or 'seedream'), GEMINI_API_KEY (Google Gemini API key for image generation when IMAGE_PROVIDER=gemini (get from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey)), OPENAI_API_KEY (OpenAI API key for image generation when IMAGE_PROVIDER=openai. Requires OpenAI organization verification to access GPT Image 2.6 (https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/general)), ARK_API_KEY (BytePlus ModelArk AP region API key required when IMAGE_PROVIDER=seedream), IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR (Absolute or working-directory-relative path where generated images will be saved (defaults to ./output)), IMAGE_QUALITY (Default quality preset: 'fast' (default), 'balanced', or 'quality'), SKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT (Set to 'true' to disable automatic prompt optimization and use direct prompts).

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MCP Image — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for MCP Image?
MCP Image runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package mcp-image was installed 2 619 times last week.
How do I connect MCP Image?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls mcp-image straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use MCP Image?
The npm package mcp-image was installed 2 619 times in the last week. Week over week that is -13%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is MCP Image open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 187 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.